| I was wondering that myself, especially for anime made in the last 5 years. |
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| They're still popular in Japan, especially since the Softbank ones aren't expensive. When I visited Japan, all my friends and family had the flip phone and they're really fun to use *^* |
| Because you are watching anime from 5-10 years ago when smartphones weren't as popular? |
| Actually, I happened to be surprised by the modern technological depicted in recent anime. I didn't expect to see smartphones and tablets since I was accustomed to early 2000s anime before a couple of years ago. |
| Those phones were way more advanced than the similar models in the western world. |
DrGeroCreation said: +1somethingweird said: This ^because flip phones are sexier Nefarious-Review said: and this ^I think it's because flip phone just look cooler. *flip* Flip phones are more portable ,convenient, durable and more aesthetically pleasing than those huge, bulky smartphones. |
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somethingweird said: because flip phones are sexier |
| Even though the main reason must be the popularity of flip phones in japan, it's the truth that the flipped ones look cool on the screen. When a character answers or calls, flipping the phone open is much more visual than making the char. pushes a button. And yeah, they are sexier, in anime. |
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ArturiaSaber said: ketai is so kakkoibecause ketai is so cool |
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| Japs too poor to afford an Iphone |
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| Smart phones are for douches, that's the reason. /kidding |
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| Reported for spreading misinformation. On a serious note, if you really want to know the answer you need to find literally all anime that have a scene with a phone, and then compare the two which one has more. I personally saw more smart phones than flip phones since I watched more anime which coincidentally had more smart phones in them. Unless a massive amount of data on the subject is gathered, we will never know. |
| I don't think cell phone plans are the same in japan as they are in the US with overpriced services to subsidize phone costs. The means they would pay for the phone out of pocket which meant that the sale of smartphones were slower due to their high costs compared to cheap basic flip phones. Also so many anime are based in middle school, are you going to give your 13 year old kid a $500 iphone or a $50 flip phone. There is also the fact that anime are often based on other works so when the source material was created flip phones were still dominant, but the animators didn't bother to change it. Also you could just be watching older animes. i don't think smartphones really became the norm in the us until like 2011 |
CabooseFeb 14, 2015 1:38 PM
| but current anime showcases smartphones already examples are the cp from durararararara & hyouka i guess |
| Twitter and it's consequences had been a disaster for the human race |
| You can see few smart phones or iphones but flip phones are really more frequent. They also text very fast as if it wasn't hard lol |
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| I've always wondered this. It seems in Japan flip phones are more popular than smartphones for some weird reason. |
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| Huh? I really saw smart phones in anime. But to answer the question. Because those phones are cute. Cute matters in anime. Just imagine a girl in anime holding a tablet or an android and covers 1/4 of her face..... not kawaii..... |
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MisterWhisker said: From my experience I have rarely seen anime characters with smartphones. Are they just less used there or is it just some sort of design trait of anime? Flip phones are rarely used in the West so I was just wondering. Here's what I mean by the way: Rather than: Because Touch Screen phones are more expensive than flip phones, Most kids don't need high tech phones. Parents give them to their kids for Emergencies in the past. Nowadays its a reward for good marks. I think its more realistic that not all the kids in modern anime would have a touch screen phone, or at least not all having the same expensive Apple Brand. Also Flip phones in japan are smart by nature, they can go on the net and all that stuff, just no touch screen. Japan Actually developed the first smart phone, However only apple made the smartphone more popular. They have one of the largest markets for Flip phones. Which is now slowly declining due to Touch Screen phones being made cheaper and more availible by other brands. HTC, Samsung, Asus, Android, Google, Japan own brands, Chinese Brands, Means Parents can afford to give their children something more up to date. Also there is a resurgence in the demand for the flip phone. http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/16/us-japan-tech-mobilephone-idUSKBN0LK0AN20150216 http://www.forbes.com/sites/jadelstein/2015/03/05/in-japan-people-are-flipping-out-over-the-flip-phone-galapagos-phone-whats-old-is-new-again/ |
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Unyilkdr said: that's because big gap time between manga and reality time. Lol that is the perfect example. Can't wait for the second season. I really hope it gets a second season. |
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| 8man has an iphone, i think. |
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Poch said: Because they're cheap and if we want to get into film techniques they can be used as a effective prop to make a scene more tense/dramatic (Flipping a phone open, reading a message etc etc) something that would be more difficult to do with a smartphone . I agree. You can do a lot in the 'flipping the phone' action - the way the character does it can be used to tell us about the situation. There isn't enough dramatic actions/movements in using a smartphone. |
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shintai88 said: yeah me too, or at least anthology. and this problem not only happened in flip phone, but also another technology thing like laptop, game, and trendz.Unyilkdr said: [/spoiler]Lol that is the perfect example. Can't wait for the second season. I really hope it gets a second season.that's because big gap time between manga and reality time. [spoiler] |
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| I though it was a culture thing gor some reason. Though it could be because more prefer it. |
| Coz with smartphone its easy to typo? :v |
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romagia said: flip phones are fading out of anime... i dont remember any from 2014 you should watch more modern stuff op https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dcdkdbb7R94 Ahah, shame on you, I'm on 2020 and flip phones are still the norm |
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| Because the coolest looking phone ever created is the motorola razr and it's a flip phone so flip phones will always beat smartphones in aesthetics. |
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| idk what you're saying if you're watching older anime, you're expected to see see flip phone. vise versa for newer anime |
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EstebanOD said: tell me some 2020 anime with flip phones svpromagia said: flip phones are fading out of anime... i dont remember any from 2014 you should watch more modern stuff op https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dcdkdbb7R94 Ahah, shame on you, I'm on 2020 and flip phones are still the norm |
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